Closet Core Fiona Sundress

Fiona from Closet Core is a fitted, button-up sundress with shoulder straps, princess seams, a straight-cut skirt and topstitched details. Wear it on its own in warm weather or layer it over tees and turtlenecks as the weather cools.

Pattern options

• View A: a bra-friendly bodice and midi-length skirt with side slits.
• View B: crossed straps and a low back, with a mini or below-knee skirt.

Recommended fabrics

Medium-weight wovens such as denim, twill, chambray, poplin, sateen and linen. Stretch wovens such as stretch sateen or stretch denim may also be used.

Fabric requirements

The original fabric requirements label the below-knee length as View C.

45in / 1.14m-wide fabric

• View A (midi): sizes 0–8, 2.5yd / 2.3m; sizes 10–14, 2.75yd / 2.5m; sizes 16–20, 3yd / 2.75m.
• View B (mini): sizes 0–8, 2yd / 1.85m; sizes 10–14, 2.25yd / 2m; sizes 16–20, 2.5yd / 2.3m.
• View C (below knee): sizes 0–6, 2.25yd / 2m; sizes 8–14, 2.5yd / 2.3m; sizes 16–20, 2.75yd / 2.5m.

58in / 1.5m-wide fabric

• View A (midi): sizes 0–8, 1.75yd / 1.6m; sizes 10–14, 2yd / 1.85m; sizes 16–20, 2.25yd / 2m.
• View B (mini): sizes 0–8, 1.5yd / 1.4m; sizes 10–14, 1.75yd / 1.6m; sizes 16–20, 2yd / 1.85m.
• View C (below knee): sizes 0–8, 1.75yd / 1.6m; sizes 10–14, 2yd / 1.85m; sizes 16–20, 2.25yd / 2m.